GOAL THREE:
Benchmark Explanations

3.5.3 - Percentage of uninsured motor vehicles

Baseline Data

Current Data

Targets

2003

2008

2013

2018

2023

16%

13%

13%

12%

11%

9%

8%

Baseline Date -1998
Current Data - 2002
Explanation:

Louisiana has one of the highest rates of uninsured motorists in the country, a fact that is at least partly correlated with high poverty rates. Louisiana also has extremely high automobile insurance rates, which is partly a result of the large number of uninsured motorists. Other factors that contribute to these high rates include Louisiana’s tort laws, the amount of enforcement activity, and the economy.

Rationale:

It is important to decrease the number of uninsured motorists in order to begin to decrease automobile insurance rates.

Target:

To reduce the rate to 8 percent by 2023.

Data Source:
Louisiana Department of Public Safety

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